Mobile Shell Custom Layouts for Download (Available Now)

met3ora · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 39

INSTRUCTIONS:
Rename your downloaded file to qa_layouts.dat. Then replace the qa_layouts on your device in \Program Files\Spb Mobile Shell\ and then soft reset your phone.

If you'd like to go back to the original layout, download this orignal layouts, rename it to qa_layouts.dat, replace the file in \Program Files\Spb Mobile Shell\ and soft reset your phone.

The layouts I have planned (for now) are for the Launcher screen, including:

No "pinned" buttons (the 12 small ones) (looks like http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screen01ue5.png )
Available for download here

Switch the smaller and larger grids:
Available for download here

9 SPB Menu Items (posted by azzam99, author Mr. Vi)

Here

6 SPB Menu items, 1 pinned row (sgreenwood99)

Here

Notifications (texts, emails, calls on all three screens) (ciatis)

Here

"Messaging Freak" with 4 screens! (ciatis) Same as above
Here

Note: These are NOT endorsed by SPB, and although I am quite sure they're harmless, I'm not responsible for any damage that might be caused.

Dredd67 over at xda-developers has written a GREAT tutorial to help beginners customize their Mobile Shell. Give it a read here. [/url]

dgoldring · Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Posts: 1460 Location: Virginia

Thanks, met3ora. Let me ask you this question. Is it possible to create a button on the launcher which would be like an empty folder that I could move things in and out of?

Doug

met3ora · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 39

Yes, but with registry tweaking. I'll explain that later on. It's quite easy.

ridolfo · Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 4271 Location: Netherlands

Appreciating your efforts, met3ora, I'm wondering what Spb thinks of all this; this seems to be beyond tweaking, and into the realm of hacking; after al, you had to crack a password to get to the contents of the xml file.
I'm not saying it's a bad thing, because obviously a lot of people see the lack of customizability as a minus, but I'm just curious what Spb has to say about it.

dgoldring · Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Posts: 1460 Location: Virginia

ridolfo, good question. I must have missed the part where it was password protected. Anyway, in my mind, what is being suggested is no different than the Spb Weather templates...but I don't know if Spb will feel the same way. Smile

Doug

tabenate · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject:

Great work met3ora

met3ora · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 39

If I'm contacted, I'll of course not continue, but I haven't seen a dev on the boards in awhile.

met3ora · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 39

In the mean time, if you'd like to learn how to edit stuff by yourself, check out my post on XDA-Developers here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2000729&postcount=103

met3ora · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 39

The first layout is up, it gets rid of the 12 pinned items and centers your 6 button grid.

azzam99 · Joined: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 13

thanks for your effort met3ora
can you put 9 button grid instead of 6...!!!??

met3ora · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 39

What do you want in the 9 button grid? Pinned items or SPB menu? I'm not sure we can have more than 6 SPB menu buttons, but I'll try later.

dgoldring · Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Posts: 1460 Location: Virginia

I think to start, if you make it the 8 items from SPB Menu, and then a 9th that would include the MRU items.

Doug

jgottlieb · Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 40 Location: Suwanee, GA

I missed the password crack also....

But I'm definitely interested.

met3ora- I'm not a developer. I'm a developer's best friend. Very Happy

azzam99 · Joined: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 13

BTarver · Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 2192 Location: Dacula, GA, USA

I think this is brilliant.

You guys know that I don't favor complex customization, but I like the ingenuity here. I think if I were Spb, I'd love it, too. There's nothing better for a product than having your customers want to home-brew their own versions of it; it can only help increase sales and customer enthusiasm.

Looking forward to seeing what else you can come up with.

BT